Aaron Racicot
Aaron Racicot is a GIS programmer. His interests include the development and utilization of Open Source GIS Tools in the areas of environmental and conservation related projects. Aaron completed his undergraduate work in Computer Science at the University of Washington (UW-1996) and received a Masters in Environmental Science from Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU-2005). Specific areas of active development include the integration of server and web based GIS systems into real-time decision support tools, integrated data management systems, and modeling frameworks that utilize the power of GIS.
Education
2002-2005 : M.S.: OGI School of Science and Engineering – OHSU - Beaverton, OR :: Environmental Science
1992-1996 : B.S.: University of Washington - Seattle, WA :: Computer Science
Certifications/Memberships
Certified GIS Professional (GISP - http://www.gisci.org/) – Certification ID 00053691
Northwest Association of Environmental Professionals (NWAEP - http://www.nwaep.org/) – Member ID 162
Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo - http://www.osgeo.org/) – Charter Member and Visibility Committee
Cascadia Users of Geospatial Open Source (CUGOS - http://groups.google.com/group/cugos) – Co-Founder
Select Application Examples
OpenOceanMap – Desktop application for GIS field data collection
http://trac.infodrizzle.org/openocean/
QGISLite – Light weight python app utilizing the QGIS core libs
http://trac.reprojected.com/qgislite/
Calzone – Web based front end for running Marxan/Marzone simulated annealing
http://www.ecotrust.org/mlpa/cal-zone-demo.html
Gulf Tool – Web based tool for decision support in the Gulf of Mexico
http://www.inforain.org/gulfproject/index.html
Select Presentations
07/26/07 - OSCON 2007 (Portland)
Session :: OSGeo: All About Maps
07/23/07 - Coastal Zone 07 (Portland)
Session :: Tools for implementing Ecosystem-Based Management
04/18/07 – URISA GIS in Action (Vancouver Washington)
Session (Chaired by Aaron Racicot):: Open Source GIS
02/21/07 - PSU (Portland Oregon)
GEOG 488/588:Geographic Information Systems I - Open Source
07/24/06 - OSCON (Portland Oregon)
Session:: OSGeo: Mapping and Geospatial Tools & Support
04/06 - GIS in Action (Vancouver Washington)
Session:: GIS in Natural Resources - The OCEANSystem: Web-based OS-GIS decision support tool for fisheries
Session :: Mapserver - Wed-based Open Source GIS Decision Support Tools — Explaining the Software Stack
Select Publications
Jolma A., Ames D.P., Horning N., Mitasova H., Neteler M., Racicot A., Sutton T. (2008) Environmental Modeling Using Open Source Tools - Encyclopedia of GIS. Shekhar, Shashi; Xiong, Hui (Eds.) ISBN: 978-0-387-30858-6 Internet: http://www.springerlink.com/content/h01539
Jolma A., Ames D.P., Horning N., Neteler M., Racicot A., Sutton T. (2006) Free and Open Source Geospatial Tools for Environmental Modeling and Management. In: Voinov, A., Jakeman, A., Rizzoli, A. (eds). Proceedings of the iEMSs Third Biennial Meeting: "Summit on Environmental Modeling and Software". International Environmental Modeling and Software Society, Burlington, USA, July 2006. CD ROM. Internet: http://www.iemss.org/iemss2006/sessions/all.html
Racicot, A. (2006). Web-based Open Source GIS Decision Support Tools - Explaining the Stack. In: Voinov, A., Jakeman, A., Rizzoli, A. (eds). Proceedings of the iEMSs Third Biennial Meeting: "Summit on Environmental Modeling and Software". International Environmental Modeling and Software Society, Burlington, USA, July 2006. CD ROM. Internet: http://www.iemss.org/iemss2006/sessions/all.html
Racicot A. P., Application of Web-Based GIS in Coastal Margin Observatories [Masters Thesis] OGI School of Science and Engineering, OHSU, 2005
Racicot A. P., A. M. Baptista, Y. Zhang, Linking Hindcast/Forecast Model Predictions in the Columbia River to Cruise Planning Using an Open Source Web-Based GIS. Eos Trans. AGU, 84 (52), Ocean Sci. Meet. Suppl., Abstract OS51C-10, 2003
